ABBREVIATIONS 



Archives. — Archives internationales d'histoire des sciences. Paris 

 1947f. Continuation of Mieli's Archivio di storia delle 

 scienze, later called Archeion (1919-43). 



Introd. — G. Sarton: Introduction to the History of Science and 

 Learning (3 vols, in 5, Carnegie Institution, Washington, 

 D. C, 1927-48). 



Isis. — Isis: An international review devoted to the history of 

 science and civilization. Founded and edited by George 

 Sarton. Vol. 1, 1913; vol. 43, 1952 (Harvard University 

 Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts). 



Mitt. — Mitteilungen zur Geschichte der Medizin und der Natur- 

 wissenschaften (40 vols., Leipzig 1902-43). 



Osiris. — Osiris: Commentationes de scientiarum et eruditionis 

 historia rationeque edidit Georgius Sarton. 10 vols. ( St. 

 Catherine Press, Bruges 1936-1952). 



Symbols like (IV-2 B.C.), (XIII-1), mean second half of the 

 fourth century before Christ, first half of the thirteenth cen- 

 tury of our era; their use implies that the subject is dealt 

 vi'ith in my Introduction to the History of Science and 

 Learning. 



